{"id":3732958,"url":"https://alion.io/job/kinaxis-operation-research-scientist-supply-chain","title":"Operation Research Scientist, Supply Chain","company":{"id":58060,"name":"Kinaxis","domain":"kinaxis.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/kinaxis","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"AI/ML","role_family":"AI/ML","seniority":null,"employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Bengaluru, India"],"countries":["IN"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"Machine Learning","optional":false},{"name":"NumPy","optional":false},{"name":"Pandas","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"PyTorch","optional":false},{"name":"Scikit-learn","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"TensorFlow","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-04T08:56:16Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-04","last_verified_at":"2026-11-06T00:59:39Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"About Kinaxis\nElevate your career journey by embracing a new challenge with Kinaxis. We are experts in tech, but it’s really our people who give us passion to always seek ways to do things better. As such, we’re serious about your career growth and professional development, because People matter at Kinaxis. \nIn 1984, we started out as a team of three engineers based in Ottawa, Canada. Today, we have grown to become a global organization with over 2000 employees around the world, and support 40,000+ users in over 100 countries. As a global leader in end-to-end supply chain management, we enable supply chain excellence for all industries. We are expanding our team in Chennai and around the world as we continue to innovate and revolutionize how we support our customers.\nOur journey in India began in 2020 and we have been growing steadily since then! Building a high-trust and high-performance culture is important to us and we are proud to be Great Place to Work® CertifiedTM. Our state-of-the-art office, located in the World Trade Centre in Chennai, offers our growing team space for expansion and collaboration.\nLocation\nBangalore, India\nAbout the team\nKinaxis is seeking a highly analytical Software Developer I to join its Operations Research (OR) team. This role is focused on developing the scientific and optimization capabilities that power the Kinaxis Maestro platform.\nAs part of the Algorithms organization, you will work at the intersection of Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, and Software Engineering to solve complex supply chain planning problems. You will contribute to the design, implementation, testing, and enhancement of optimization models, simulation engines, predictive analytics solutions, and AI-driven decision intelligence capabilities used by some of the world's largest enterprises.\nThis position is ideal for candidates with strong foundations in Operations Research, Mathematical Modeling, Statistics, Machine Learning, and Python software development.\nWhat you will do\nKey Responsibilities\nOperations Research & Scientific Computing\nDevelop and maintain optimization and analytical software components for supply chain planning applications.\nImplement mathematical models, optimization frameworks, simulation models, and decision support methodologies.\nTranslate business problems into scalable analytical and optimization solutions.\nContribute to improving solution quality, scalability, robustness, and computational performance.\nValidate algorithms through experimentation, benchmarking, and statistical analysis.\nWork with large-scale planning, inventory, network, and resource allocation problems.\nAI & Machine Learning\nSupport the development of AI-powered planning and decision intelligence capabilities.\nBuild data preparation, feature engineering, model training, and inference workflows.\nApply machine learning techniques to forecasting, prediction, classification, and recommendation problems.\nCollaborate with scientists to productionize advanced analytical and AI solutions.\nAssist in developing explainable and trustworthy AI capabilities.\nSoftware Product Development\nDevelop production-quality software using Python.\nDesign reusable, maintainable, and testable software components.\nParticipate in code reviews, technical discussions, and architecture reviews.\nTroubleshoot software defects and performance bottlenecks.\nContribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and engineering best practices.\nResearch & Innovation\nEvaluate emerging techniques in Operations Research, AI, and Machine Learning.\nParticipate in proof-of-concepts and innovation initiatives.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to bring scientific innovations into enterprise products.\nTechnologies we use\nOperations Research Foundations\nStrong understanding of one or more of the following:\nOperations Research\nMathematical Optimization\nLinear and Integer Programming\nNetwork Optimization\nSimulation\nStochastic Modeling\nProbability and Statistics\nDecision Science\nMathematical Modeling\nProgramming\nStrong Python programming skills\nObject-Oriented Programming\nData Structures and Algorithms\nSQL\nAI & Machine Learning\nKnowledge of:\nMachine Learning fundamentals\nPredictive Analytics\nStatistical Learning\nModel Evaluation Techniques\nData Analysis\nExperience with:\nScikit-Learn\nPandas\nNumPy\nPyTorch or TensorFlow\nSoftware Engineering\nVersion Control (Git)\nUnit Testing\nDebugging and Troubleshooting\nSoftware Design Principles\nAgile Development Practices\nPreferred Qualifications\nAcademic or internship experience involving Operations Research, Optimization, Simulation, Machine Learning, or Advanced Analytics.\nExperience building scientific or analytical software solutions.\nExposure to supply chain planning, logistics, inventory management, manufacturing, or related domains.\nFamiliarity with cloud-native applications and distributed computing.\nExperience handling large datasets and computationally intensive problems.\nWhat we are looking for\nStrong passion for Operations Research and analytical problem solving.\nAbility to convert mathematical concepts into scalable software solutions.\nCuriosity for learning AI, Machine Learning, and advanced optimization techniques.\nStrong quantitative and programming skills.\nExcellent collaboration and communication abilities.\nDesire to build enterprise-grade products that deliver measurable business value.\nEducation\nBachelor's or Master's degree in:\nOperations Research\nIndustrial Engineering\nApplied Mathematics\nComputer Science\nStatistics\nArtificial Intelligence\nMachine Learning\nData Science\nIdeal Candidate Profile\nA successful candidate will typically have an educational background in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or Computer Science, combined with strong Python programming skills and exposure to AI/ML. They are excited about building scientific products that combine Operations Research, optimization, simulation, machine learning, and decision intelligence to solve complex real-world planning challenges.\nRole Emphasis:\n50% Operations Research & Optimization\n25% AI / Machine Learning\n25% Product Development & Software Engineering\nWork With Impact: Our platform directly helps companies power the world’s supply chains. We see the results of what we do out in the world every day-when we see store shelves stocked, when medications are available for our loved ones, and so much more.\nWork with Fortune 500 Brands: Companies across industries trust us to help them take control of their integrated business planning and digital supply chain. Some of our customers include Ford, Unilever, Yamaha, P&G, Lockheed-Martin, and more.\nSocial Responsibility at Kinaxis: Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee weighs in on hiring practices, talent assessment training materials, and mandatory training on unconscious bias and inclusion fundamentals. Sustainability is key to what we do and we’re committed to net-zero operations strategy for the long term. We are involved in our communities and support causes where we can make the most impact.\nPeople matter at Kinaxis and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:\nFlexible vacation and Kinaxis Days (company-wide day off on the last Friday of every month)\nFlexible work options\nPhysical and mental well-being programs\nRegularly scheduled virtual fitness classes\nMentorship programs and training and career development\nRecognition programs and referral rewards\nHackathons\nFor more information, visit the Kinaxis web site at www.kinaxis.com or the company’s blog at http://blog.kinaxis.com.\nKinaxis welcomes candidates to apply to our inclusive community. We provide accommodations upon request to ensure fairness and accessibility throughout our recruitment process for all candidates, including those with specific needs or disabilities. If you require an accommodation, please reach out to us at . Please note that this contact information is strictly for accessibility requests and cannot be used to inquire about application statuses.\nKinaxis is committed to ensuring a fair and transparent recruitment process. We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the initial step of the recruitment process to compare submitted resumes against the job description, to identify candidates whose education, experience and skills most closely match the requirements of the role. After the initial screening, all subsequent decisions regarding your application, including final selection, are made by our human recruitment team. AI does not make any final hiring decisions.","description_format":"text","description_chars":8648,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Flexible schedule","Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain","Logistics","Supply Chain & Logistics Software"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-04T08:56:16Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":24,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/kinaxis-operation-research-scientist-supply-chain","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/kinaxis-operation-research-scientist-supply-chain.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-06T04:53:54Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":8457,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":58060},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=58060"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fkinaxis-operation-research-scientist-supply-chain"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fkinaxis-operation-research-scientist-supply-chain"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fkinaxis-operation-research-scientist-supply-chain"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/kinaxis-operation-research-scientist-supply-chain\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fkinaxis-operation-research-scientist-supply-chain"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3732958}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"kinaxis.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3732958},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}